Cps Local Perm Spec I-iv - Humble, United States - Dept of Family & Protectve Svc

Dept of Family & Protectve Svc

Verified Company

Humble, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

LPS SUPERVISOR WILL BE HOUSED IN CONROE, TX

STAFF WILL COVER MONTGOMERY, WALLER, WALKER LIBERTY/CHAMBERS HARRIS COUNTY (Location to be determined)
CPS Local Perm Spec I-IV
Children placed outside of their home regions are assigned a courtesy supervision caseworker located in the region in which they are placed.

The Local Permanency Specialist will be responsible for:

Visit/make contact with the child and caregiver at the placement within 15 days of assignment
Enter a facetoface contact in child's IMPACT SUB stage within 24 hours or within seven days of contact, no later than the last day of the month or in some situations before the 5th day of the new month to ensure state office counts the monthly face to face contact
Participate in and document Treatment Plan Reviews, Transition Plans, ARD meetings, Circle of Support, Permanency Roundtables, medical appointments, and any other child meetings whenever possible
Notify the primary caseworker of any changes affecting the child or the child's placement
Attend court hearings to include regional court hearings, juvenile detention hearings, child support cases, citizenship hearings
Act as the designated medical consenter as needed for medical or other surgical procedures
Participate in psychiatric medication reviews when children & youth are placed in Residential Treatment & GRO facilities, document in Impact as well as send related documentation to the primary worker
Assist with coordination of parent child or sibling visitation
Assist with child placement transitions/placements
Assist with the referral process for Child Safe requests
Assist with the referral process for Developmental Intellectual Disability assessments
Complete abuse hotline referrals when a child makes an outcry regarding treatment or care in their placements
Collect and prepare children's belongings for return to the child or their caseworker
Assist other regions with last minute emergency needs
Assist State Office with Child Safety Checks and other related tasks as requested
Ensure that Kinship families have been referred to the Kinship program for support services when they have not been referred by the region of placement
Referring and transporting, aging out youth to the local PAL youth center for intake services
Assist with temporary supervision of children medically hospitalized until hospital sitting services are coordinated
Transport youth on outings such as shopping or lunch for birthdays and goal achievements
Attend child and youth school or extracurricular activities to support child's interests
Assist with child without placement supervision and tasks as needed

Essential Job Functions:

Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned

Provide direct support services to meet the specific needs of the child; monthly contact with child, attend case staffing, educational meetings, medical appointments, therapeutic appointments
Assess placement to ensure for appropriateness in regards to the child's health and wellbeing
Develops and maintains effective working relationships between CPS staff, community providers, kinship/relative caregivers, law enforcement officials, judicial officials
Perform other duties as assigned and required to maintain unit operations
Knowledge Skills Abilities:
Knowledge of agency policies and procedures
Skills in effective verbal and written communication
Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
Good organizational skills/time management
Ability to operate a personal computer and use of IMPACT
Ability to travel as well travel long distances by vehicle & airplane as needed
Flexibility in schedule to accommodate for late evening contacts
Appreciates team efforts and support to complete tasks as a group when necessary
Working toward maintaining and adjusting to embody values of agency: Commitment, Compassion, Inclusiveness, Integrity and Respect.
Conservatorship experience
CPS Worker I-IV status

Registration or Licensure Requirements:

Staff must maintain CPS Certification status required by agency.

Initial Selection Criteria:

Employee must have 12 months of Conservatorship experience and is a Child Protective Specialist I-IV

Child Protective Services Specialist I: An accredited Bachelor's degree OR accredited Associate's degree plus two (2) years of relevant work experience OR 60 accredited college credit hours plus two (2) years relevant work experience OR 90 accredited college credit hours plus one (1) year of relevant work experience.
Examples of relevant work experience in social, human, or protective services include paid or volunteer work within social service agencies or communities providing services to families or other atrisk populations.
Child Protective Services Specialist II: Employed as a Child Protective Services Specialist I fo